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Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gadsden fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Gadsden peaked in April 2020 at 20.0% and is now 17.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Gadsden unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Alabama 2.6% 0.0 0.0
Gadsden 2.9% -0.2 -0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gadsden, Alabama, National

Gadsden, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gadsden peaked in April 2020 at 8,274. There are now 7,135 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Gadsden employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Gadsden, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Gadsden 1,139 -85 -251

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Gadsden
Unemployment Rate		 Gadsden
Unemployed
February
2023		 3.6% — — —
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.9% 1,139
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.1% 1,224
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 3.2% 1,265
October
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.2% 1,286
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.2% 1,278
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.2% 1,276
July
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.2% 1,284
June
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 3.2% 1,274
May
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.2% 1,268
April
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.2% 1,256
March
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.2% 1,279

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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